+50 Blackstone PE vs. other firms 19 7y
0 Should I wait more? 0 7y
+35 Convenience Store and QSR (Private Equity) 8 7y
0 Due diligence pains 0 7y
+47 Buying Into the General Partnership 10 7y
+30 Strategy consulting to PE - Interview in 5 days, Advice requested! 7 7y
0 From post-investment portfolio management to PE 0 7y
+12 Self-employed PE analyst - is this normal? 2 7y
+26 How to become a PE analyst out of undergrad? 49 7y
0 Wall Street Prep Advanced LBO package 0 7y
+3 KKR Hierarchy Structure 4 7y
+25 Leveraged buyout - Ownership 100%? 12 7y
0 Private Equity Interview Prep Pack - New Case Webinars Added 2 8y
+43 Q&A continuation: Debating Trends in Lower Middle Market PE with the Founders of Nextvest 2 8y
0 Anyone have any knowledge in the software industry? 0 8y
+10 PE modeling test in less than 48h; questions on AskIvy free example 2 8y
0 Externship in PE post-MBA? 0 8y
0 Transit from Corporate America to PE - Started career 4 years ago as an IB analyst 4 8y
0 Commercial View on PE assets 1 8y
+26 PE FoF - Small boutique 8 8y
0 PE compensation - Fund 18 8y
+33 PE Interview Question - Comparing investment opportunities 14 8y
0 Post-MBA PE Recruiting - Opinions? 5 8y
+6 Hey! - PE question 5 8y
0 Dumb Question - ex-consultant vs ex-banker? 10 8y
0 Bain Capital - Quality of life? 2 8y
0 MF PE FInal Round Help 1 8y
0 Has Anyone Heard of Oxford Valuation Partners? 0 8y
+21 I was told i am too young for role 8 8y
0 LBO Case Study Help! 0 8y
0 Big 4 TAS/CF to PE DD in UK 2 8y
0 Favorite PE Firm? 18 8y
0 Low Growth High Margin / High Growth Low Margin 3 8y
+17 Should I switch from a hedge fund to private equity (6yrs exp) 3 8y
0 Why firms invest using convertible bonds or preference shares? 2 8y
+18 Reason for extremely high IRRs 6 8y
0 Transition from Operations to investment / portfolio management 0 8y
+15 CFA - Currently working in an IT department 9 8y
0 Tech Company Valuation - M&A, Private Placement (~early- to mid-stage, early revenue) 0 8y
0 Do megafunds give preference to analysts from HYP caliber undergrads? 5 8y
0 Could Use Some Guidance for MM Banker 3 8y
+10 Lateraling as Senior Associate 6 8y
0 Business Sense exercices 4 8y
0 PE Asset Management/ FoF / Consulting - Career Path 3 8y
+31 CPP IB Private Equity Internship vs Jefferies IBD 11 8y
0 Transitioning from Buy-side Debt Shops to PE 5 8y
+28 Seeking Advice on How to Get into PE without an IB or Mgmt Consulting Background 17 8y
+57 Private Equity --->>> Business School? 35 8y
0 Fund Placement Internship - Worth it? 1 8y
0 Pre-MBA placement to business school 2 8y
+8 Private Debt prep 2 8y
0 High frequency trading -> PE? 1 8y
+24 Google APM vs McKinsey as first job to start company 8 8y
+12 How to move up the profitablity ladder 0 8y
+205 Why You're So Easy to Replace 58 8y
+3 IRR Attribution / Decomposition Analysis 0 8y
+8 GE EFS 2 8y
0 Can someone help me out with Capital IQ Data? 1 8y
0 Private Equity "Financial Analysis" salary help (2 yrs experience ) 0 8y
+12 Screening in CIQ for firms acquired via LBO - historic 2 8y
0 terra firma Graduate Programme 2015 11 8y
+7 Mithril Capital? 11 8y
+30 Why should sponsor care about previous leverage of target company? 11 8y
+95 Where is the industry going for young professionals? 24 8y
0 Carlyle Group Fund Management Advice 2 8y
+13 Tanking a Small Cap Company private ($ Rev. ~$50m-$80m) 2 8y
+15 Technical Question: Cash-on-Cash Return LBO model 1st year 4 8y
0 Forest Hills Capital Management ???? 6 8y
0 Recruiters and Preferences 0 8y
+56 The Most Outlandish Office Politics Story, Pt 2 43 8y
0 Apple Iphone 6s / Samsung Galaxy S6 edge ( Buy 2 get 1 free ) 0 8y
+102 Q&A - London IBD to megafund PE 77 8y
+12 Hedge Fund Acquisitions and Valuations - KKR Takes 24.9% Stake in Marshall Wace 1 8y
+24 What's in a name? Of Umlauts, The Alphabet and World Peace! 2 8y
+56 Private Equity 2/20 business model 55 8y
0 Post MBA associate to PE FoF's / Secondaries? 1 8y
+43 Some notes from a few weeks in Mid-Market PE 28 8y
+26 JD/MBA trying to break into PE 8 8y
+22 PE Fund Performance: Anyone Can Hit Top Quartile Once, but Consistently? 8 8y
+27 Questions from a top PE fund interview 10 8y
+32 Friend of mine wants to build a next-generation film finance company 9 8y
0 PE part-time gig interview prep 0 8y
+15 Fund of Funds (FOF) return on investment 2 8y
0 Pay for Sector Focused PE firms vs. Banking 7 8y
+23 Second-tier PE funds 17 8y
+32 The Saga of Caesars 5 8y
0 To Invest or Not Invest - Help Deciding Offers 3 8y
0 Comp comparison for deal team vs Ops/consulting team 1 8y
+45 Moving from HF to PE 47 8y
+8 Credit Analysis in the FIG or CF group 3 8y
0 How are Pre-MBA PE Internal Consulting/Ops Associates viewed Post-MBA 3 8y
0 RJR Nabisco LBO: financial specifics, entry and exit? 7 8y
0 Cerberus Capital Management: IB program? 7 9y
0 Medley Capital structure loans and utilize debt/equity investing 9 9y
+9 Blackstone BAAM or FT position 5 9y
0 loan amortisation/principal amount reduction 0 9y
+26 Circular references in LBO models 29 9y
+51 Pre-MBA PE associates - How are you thinking about MBA? 38 9y
0 In-house Operational/ portfolio company management career track in Private Equity? 0 9y
0 Turning impossible to possible--Finding a PE internship in 2 weeks, any advice? 0 9y

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